Solar Power Plants
India, Sri Lanka to jointly build solar power plant in island nation
India and Sri Lanka have agreed to jointly build in two stages a 135-megawatt solar power plant in the island nation's eastern port district of Trincomalee to promote renewable energy. Sri Lankan Cabinet has given approval for the project as the country aims to generate 70 per cent of its electricity requirement by 2030 from renewable energy sources. "The National Thermal Power Corporation of India and the Ceylon Electricity Board have entered into an agreement to jointly implement a solar power project in two stages," said a note from the Cabinet meeting held this week. "As the first stage of this project, it is expected to implement a solar power project of 50 megawatts with a total estimated investment of USD 42.5 million and to construct a 220 kilowatts transmission line with 40-km length from Sampoor to Kappalthure spending USD 23.6 million, it said. It is expected to complete this stage in two years from 2024 to 2025," it said. A solar power generation plant with an additiona
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Indore plans nation's first retail municipal bond for solar power project
Indore Municipal Corp. seeks to raise as much as 2.6 billion rupees ($31.8 million) via a 10-year bond sale next month
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Gujarat tops in rooftop solar with 84% of country's installations
Overall, only a third of India's residential rooftop solar capacity has been installed
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Gujarat's Modhera village basks in the sun, awaits solar power benefits
Residents of India's first solar-powered village hope for reduced bills, iconic Sun Temple gets light show boost
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Volvo Car India sets up solar power panels at Haryana, UP health centres
Volvo Car India on Tuesday said it has set up solar power panels at community and primary health centres in Haryana and Uttar Pradesh
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TN plans 20,000 MW solar plants at a cost of Rs 70K crore by 2030
Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco) is planning to install solar power plants of 20,000 MW capacity at an cost of Rs 70,000 crore by 2030.
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Anupam Rasayan to invest Rs 43 cr to set up a 12.5 MW solar power plant
Speciality chemical company Anupam Rasayan India on Tuesday said it will invest Rs 43 crore to set up a 12.5 megawatt (MW) solar power plant
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Shadow over solar power
Punitive tariffs on components will cripple a growing sector
At Rs 3.13 a unit, Delhi's Lady Irwin College will generate 80% own power
Set up by Oakridge, the plant save up to Rs 3.81 crore in bills over the life of the project
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Japan's NTT to invest $2 bn in India to set up data centres over next 4 yrs
It will be building new campuses in neighbouring Navi Mumbai, Chennai and Noida, and also augmenting capacities at its existing facilities in the financial capital and Bengaluru
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Southern Railway to set up 105 MWp solar plants on unused and vacant land
Zone proposes to provide rooftop solar plants of 2.69 MWp under developer mode by Solar power developers at Perambur and Golden Rock workshops
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BHEL commissions Solar PV Plant in Madhya Pradesh for Indian Railways
State-run engineering firm BHEL on Thursday said it has successfully commissioned a 1.7 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) plant at Bina in Madhya Pradesh for the Indian Railways
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Solar funding sees a 25% drop but oil and gas firms among top acquirers
Oil and gas majors were the major acquirers of solar assets in 1H 2020 accounting for 45 per cent or about 6.5 GW of acquisitions during the period
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Govt considering basic customs duty of 20% on solar energy equipment
At present, 15 per cent SGD is applicable on solar cells. This would be zero or nil from July 30, 2020
Tariff for round-the-clock solar power is competitive: ReNew's Sumant Sinha
His company won India's first tender in this space with a quote of Rs 2.9 a unit
Solar manufacturing tender finally receives bids after a dozen extensions
Adani and Azure Power commit double the capacity offered; new entrant Navyug Power submits bid similar to Azure
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UP to 'electrify' water bodies to generate 13,500 mw of solar energy
Adityanath government to forge long term contracts with private power companies
Solar power developers may defer module imports; flat year ahead for firms
India added 6.5 Gw of solar power in the last financial year
Centre to revive 23GW solar and transmission projects in Leh region
First tranche to see 2.5 GW capacity projects, 900 km transmission line
Grandiose plan: India needs to frame a realistic solar power policy
India currently has an installed capacity of 12.2 Gw, but that still accounts for a negligible proportion of electricity generation
